Department of English

All four of the 2017-18 UW student body presidents, including two College of Arts & Sciences' alums, saw race, equity and social justice as central to their position.

Charles Johnson, UW professor emeritus of English, has released his fourth book of short stories, “Night Hawks.” He discusses his creative process for short story-writing.

Celebrated poet Charles Simic will give this year's Theodore Roethke Poetry Reading on April 12.

Professor Pimone Triplett has released "Supply Chain," her fourth book of poems.

Meg Lemke (2001) has shared her enthusiasm for graphic novels and other comics throughout her publishing career. 

College of Arts & Sciences student Dante Pettis is a thoughtful and engaged with multiple interests beyond football such as literature, poetry and photography.

Written by Department of English Senior Lecturer, Frances McCue, "Timber Curtain," describes the Seattle community from the tear-down of the Hugo House to today.

Anywhere! Meet CAS alumni with diverse and satisfying careers.

Society’s focus on STEM careers has contributed to a precipitous drop in liberal arts majors. It could be a problem.

Longtime English professor William Streitberger has been honored by the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society for his book “The Masters of Revels and Elizabeth I’s Court Theatre.”

Four graduate students are receiving the A&S Graduate Medal along with their PhDs.

Journalism major, Rhea Panela, reflects on her educational journey in this special column for the Seattle Times.
 

A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

Charles Johnson has shown exceptional talent in a wide variety of artistic endeavors: cartoonist, novelist, short story writer, essayist, screenwriter, and educator.

Cluster, their concept which received $85,000 and Amazon product development support, is an online suite of composition tools using comics narratives to teach effective, situated writing.